(6 Nov 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beirut, Lebanon - 6 November 2024 1. Thick smoke rises over built-up area of Beirut STORYLINE: Thick smoke rose into the skies above Beirut Wednesday afternoon (local time) after a blast. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Further south, Lebanon’s Civil Defence service said they had pulled at least 30 bodies from the rubble of an apartment building that Israel struck the night before. Search efforts were ongoing Wednesday,